North Rock SpringsWY
This town in Wyoming has a population of 2,277.
Is North Rock Springs a good place to live?
North Rock Springs’ best subject grades are a B+ for incomes and cost of living; its weakest is a D for schools. No town in Wyoming scores higher than North Rock Springs on hazard risk. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 73% of U.S. towns. Of the 29 Wyoming towns we compare, none has a higher owner-occupancy rate than North Rock Springs. North Rock Springs has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
How North Rock Springs grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wyoming), ordered by how far North Rock Springs is from typical.
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What makes North Rock Springs stand out
Where North Rock Springs beats most towns.
North Rock Springs has grown 11% from 2010 to 2020
2,207 counted in 2010 and 2,439 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
The data
Ordered by what stands out in North Rock Springs.
In North Rock Springs, the FEMA risk score runs lower than in the typical Wyoming or U.S. town
62% of North Rock Springs’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 19%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 96% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
About half of North Rock Springs’ working residents commute to Rock Springs
The median household income for North Rock Springs comes to $104,000, above both Wyoming’s towns ($69,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Just 9% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Employers in North Rock Springs shed 807 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 556. For North Rock Springs, the average commute is 24 minutes.
| North Rock Springs | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 9% | 50% | 8% |
| Median household income | $104,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 15 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
North Rock Springs: four seasons and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 86°; in January, nights fall to 9°, and about 31 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
North Rock Springs stands out in Wyoming and nationally: a larger share of its adults sleep under 7 hours
Among adults in North Rock Springs, 18% report frequent mental distress. In North Rock Springs, 28% of adults get no exercise outside work, above both the Wyoming town median (26%) and the median of U.S. towns (25%). The town does better than the Wyoming average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 3.
| North Rock Springs | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 69% | 68% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 32% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 21% | 23% |
| What stands out | North Rock Springs | WY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.9% | 8.9% |
| More smokers | 17.7% | 14% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Open space protected for good: 0.3% of North Rock Springs
Among 28 Wyoming towns, just 2 have a lower share of conserved land than North Rock Springs. Trails run 10 miles in 1 park or preserve. North Rock Springs’ density of trails stands at 0.7 miles per square mile.
| North Rock Springs | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.3% | 8.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 1.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mesa Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in North Rock Springs sells for about $459K at the median
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about North Rock Springs
Moving to North Rock Springs: who provides what
North Rock Springs is unincorporated, so Sweetwater County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
91% of working residents leave North Rock Springs for work
Where North Rock Springs’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of North Rock Springs
About 4 of every 100 North Rock Springs residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wyoming.
About North Rock Springs
CDP in Wyoming, United States
North Rock Springs is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 2,439 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 15 sq mi
- Elevation
- 6,486 ft
- Area code
- 307
North Rock Springs’s neighbors
One town shares a border with North Rock Springs.
| Town | WY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Rock Springs | — | — | B+ | — | D | C+ |
| Rock Springs | #19 | C | B+ | B− | D | B− |
North Rock Springs has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. North Rock Springs reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare North Rock Springs with a neighbor →
Questions about North Rock Springs
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is North Rock Springs, WY expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $313,000, 15% below the Wyoming typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
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